S.L. 156.2 Art. 44Cooperation between Member States.

(1) The competent authority shall regularly exchange knowledge, information and experience with other competent authorities, inter alia, through the European Union Offshore Oil and Gas Authorities Group (EUOAG), and engage in consultations on the application of relevant national and European Union law with the industry, other stakeholders and the European Commission.

(2) Knowledge, information and experience exchanged pursuant to sub-regulation (1) shall concern, in particular, the functioning of the measures for risk management, major accident prevention, verification of compliance and emergency response relating to offshore oil and gas operations within the European Union, as well as outside of the European Union where appropriate.

(3) The competent authority shall participate in establishing clear joint priorities for the preparation and updating of standards and guidance in order to identify and facilitate the implementation and consistent application of best practices in offshore oil and gas operations together with the corresponding authorities of other Member States.